Sunday, March 27, 2011

Asus Transformer Released in Taiwan - UK and US To Follow

    First off, sorry about the break in posting. I had a few things I had to take care of. But enough of that and on to business...
    Asus has announced the release of the Transformer tablet in Taiwan this past week. It costs $14,900 NT (~$500) for the tablet only plus another $3,000 NT (~$100) for the keyboard dock. While this is slightly higher than the previously quoted $399 starting price, it should be kept in mind that electronics are generally a little pricier in that region. Hopefully, this means the US will see a lower price.
    After the Taiwan launch, Asus announced that the UK will be seeing the Transformer on March 30. They also suggested that the US release date and pricing will be announced subsequent to the UK release day.
    Specs remain largely the same as previously described, with a Tegra 2 processor, 1 GB of RAM, 16 or 32 GB SSD (no 64 GB option as suggested earlier), a 10.1 inch IPS display, 2 USB ports (1 on the dock), 1 mini-HDMI port and an SD card reader.
    Asus has also added some custom apps to the Honeycomb UI that such as MyNet, MyLibrary, MyCloud and an application launcher. In addition to those, the Transformer comes with Polaris Office so that users can be productive when docked to the keyboard.
    I will post more as I hear it.


Source: Asus EEE Facebook Page

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